Finance Ministry’s spokesman says the amount has not been taken from the development budget.
Lawmakers said that the draft of the mid-year budget was sent to them with one month delay.
The Finance Ministry spokesman says development budget expenditure has increased this year.
Parliament rejected allocating a budget for certain institutions until procedures and discussion around these are wrapped up.
The Finance Ministry has allocated AFs399 billion for the 1398 fiscal year’s budget.
Finance ministry said budget has been allocated to the new departments based on the law, despite MPs disapproval.
MPs said first they should clear the fate of the newly established budgetary units and then they will approve the national budget.
Herat officials said the local budgetary units have spent at least 99 percent of their development budget.
MPs said the spending of development budget is sometimes hindered by donors.
The IWA report says Ghani’s aides have made such promises in Herat, Paktia and Daikundi provinces.